A middle-aged man was killed by a police bullet while protesting against the government in Emali Township on the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
The incident occurred following early morning protests in which hundreds of residents barricaded the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway, paralysing traffic on the busy road.
Protesters took to the streets to protest the country’s high cost of living.
The protests were called by Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga.
To protest the killing, angry demonstrators set fire to a police van and destroyed other properties in the town.
Several residents were injured during the clash with the anti-riot officers.
